1.6 Million Clinical Research Records Exposed in Data Breach

A data breach involving DM Clinical Research — a Texas-based network of clinical trial sites — was discovered and reported to Website Planet by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler.

What happened:

A non-password-protected database containing nearly 1.6million records was exposed. The leaked data includes PII and PHI, such as names, physical and email addresses, phone numbers, vaccine details, medical conditions, and more.

Why it matters:

The exposure of personal and medical data raises serious privacy concerns, potentially leading to identity theft, phishing attacks, extortion attempts, or unauthorized use of sensitive health information.

Read the report here: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/dmclinicalresearch-report-breach/

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